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Follow diligently the Way in your own heart, but make no display of it to the world.

Laozi

The seed of mystery lies in muddy water. How can I perceive this mystery? Water becomes clear through stillness. How can I become still? By flowing with the stream.
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Lying Mystery Stillness Water
To rejoice in conquest is to rejoice in murder.
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Conquest Murder Rejoice
The world’s beginning is its mother. To have found the mother is also to know the children. Although you know the children, cling to the mother. Until your last day you will not be harmed.
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Beginning Children Mother Taoism
To know you have enough is to be rich.
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Country People Rich Simplicity
When people see some things as good, other things become bad.
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Book Country Life People
Those who act will fail. Those who seize will lose.
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Fail Loses Seize Taoism
He who loves does not dispute: He who disputes does not love.
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Dispute Emotion Feelings Love
The ego is entranced by … names and ideas… However names and concepts only block your perception of this Great Oneness. Therefore it is wise to ignore them. Those who live inside their egos are continually bewildered.
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Block Concept Name Perception Wise
Nature is not human hearted.
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Enlightening Hearted Nature
Good words shall gain you honor in the marketplace, but good deeds shall gain you friends among men.
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Deed Honor Marketplace Men
Watch your thoughts, they become words.
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Determination Motivational Smart
Be as the still mountain; Move like the great river.
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Great Mountain Move River
Be gentle and you can be bold; be frugal and you can be liberal; avoid putting yourself before others and you can become a leader among men.
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Army Before Humility Leadership Other Put
The Master doesn’t seek fulfillment. For only those who are not full are able to be used which brings the feeling of completeness.
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Able Feeling Taoism Together
Heavy is the root of light.
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heavy Light Root Taoism
Simplicity has no name is free of desires. Being free of desires it is tranquil. And the world will be at peace of it’s own accord.
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Being Free Name Simplicity

Follow diligently the Way in your own heart, but make no display of it to the world.

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